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Once I decided to go to Madrid through Middlebury Schools in Spain, the next big, looming question was where on earth in Spain's beautiful capital I should live. 

I often receive the question ‘why did you choose to go to South Africa to study abroad?’ I’ve known I was going abroad in Cape Town on the Globalization, Environment, and Society program since early on in my freshman spring of college.

“In a few important ways, Morocco did not feel especially foreign to me. It is a Muslim country, and I am a Muslim. It is largely an Arabic-speaking country, and I speak enough Arabic to navigate comfortably.”

“When conversing with my small group, I was given the opportunity to take a deeper dive into what authentic Hong Kong life is like.”

“We innovate to adapt: make changes in response to change.”

"Coming to Amman, I knew that gender dynamics would be more pronounced in a Muslim country, but was surprised by the extent of the divide."

“¿Oceanía es un continente?  I thought, feeling the puzzlement show on my face."

"In any foreign country, speaking to locals in their native language will instantly win you some favor; however, this is especially true in Hungary."

"Meeting locals in Salamanca is made incredibly easy by the IES program and the community of Salamanca, whether you like to meet people through sports, bars, or classes."